Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-07
a,,sr.ss MINING News.


The Mountain View mine has been
sold 10 on English syndicate, the figure
being Sl6o, 200, the Chapman water
ditch being included in the purchase.
The mine was bonded some time ago to
Jeff Donohoo, Albin and Brown. The
new company are now having survey.
inc etc. done by q corps of engineers.
Herbert Towers and James Kirby are
linking and drifting on the White Bear
prospect. and from the present indica-
tions the different veins will come to-
Sether shortly and form compact pay
cbnte. and when this happens in this
district the result has always proven
satisfactory.
The leasers on the Fleming mine are
said to be doing very well. Inc NINE Is
showing up in good shape.
Clark and Barney have as flne an ore
dump as there is in the district and will
shortly commence putting up an arastra
through which they will work something
over Q hundred tons.
The owners of the Hampton mine,
located on Prussisn Hill, have ''struck
Il" during the past week. The ledge
has good dip and prospects well.
Mr.. Crossman, of Fresno City, has
taken charge of the Morning Star mine
and will put on q force of miners at
once. This mine adj0ins the Rough and
Ready (owned by the Baker boys) OF
which it is an extension. Both contain
good ore and are regarded as good prop
critics.
The discovery made in the Cascade
mine continues to show up well as work
progresses. We have been presented
with . specimen from the mine which is
full of fine. looking sulphurets and with
some free gold visible.
Mr., Beck Is running his ore through
the Fuller mill and satisfactory results
are anticipated. A clean up has not yet
been made but will be very soon. The
Quartz from this property is unlike that
Of any mine in this vicinity but the ore
is good and mills $40 per ton allowing
the sulphursts to run off with the tail
ings. :. :,
The Last Chance mine is looking well
and we understand that $50 rock is being
run through their ten. stamp mill, which
Is supplied with two concentrators. This
property is situated about sixteen miles
northeast of Hildreth. we'll up in the
mountains. 1t can be worked to advan.
tape through tunnel, affording good
chance to lift upon the ledge on account
Of the ore body being located in steep
hill.
Very rich ore has been struck in the
lower levels of the Abbey mine, and re-
mort saws that no such ore has been en-
countered in tho past working OF this
famous property. A depth OF 700 feet
has been reached, all in synite, and
pretty conclusively proves that the ore
body is continuous and as good below as
IL was near the surface. This fact will
have . tendency to improve the already
GOOD reputation of the district, as II
shows that ledges are not liable to"pinch
out" ON depth being attained. This
same experience has been met with IN
other properties in this vicinity, the rule
being that improvement is the result Of
development.
The Francis. James mine holds its own
both in richness and size of ledge as de-
yelepment progresses. At present the
ledge, and ledge matter that prospects,
Ia 9 feet thick between walls, being the
largest continuous ore body in the dis
trict. Mr.. Guern, one of the owners
recently arrived here from Santa Rosa
and during his absence of six weeks the
ledge wjdeped from four to nine feet o1
high grade ore. This property is very
valuable and its development is watched
with interest.
. The incline in the Wilson mine is now
down los feet on ledge that Is thret
feet wide between walls aud mills VI
Der ton in free gold. The sulphuret
are also very rich. Several mining mel
have looked at this property and pro-
nounce it q capital investment, and VI
understand q sale is likely to occur
almost any time, as there are severa
capitalists negotiating for its purchase
The property is more than what il
claimed for it and will be ir the closest
examination. Locations have been
made on ali sides and along the course
of the ledge for three quarters of mile
by prospectors, some of whom are work
ing on their locations and getting favor
able results, particularly in the Patter-
son Luck Hit, the Berry and the h. D
Moore.
The White Rock property continues
to make . good showing and if the pay
chute in the south drift holds out an
other fifty feet it will be q secone
Mountain View.
A rich ore body was found last weel
adjoining the Zebra mine, by prospec
tor of small means. Qaite a number o
people from here have visited the loca
tion and speak in tbs highest terms o
its richness. We congratulate the luck!
owner.
The Zebra mine is putting through it
average amount of ore from Tunnel No
2. The ledge does not widen out but re
tains its own in free gold and sulphurets
The company have no concentracors bu
are banking up their tailings which will
be worked over some time in the future
Andrew McCulloch has located {
ledge northeast of Quartz Mountain
which has been christened the "Queer
Mary of Scots mine." The apex OF the
ledge is some eight feet above the sur
face, being about four feet between walls
of contact formation, and prospects very
good in coarse gold.
Harry Lee and Pryrens are having
built twelve-foot arastras in which to
work some of their high grade ore.
Their ledge is very faverably situated
for being worked to an advantage on
account of its location upon the south.
east side of Table Mountain. As far as
developed the ledge is very regular in
size and is considered very good pros
pect.
Clark & Barney will soon build ar
arastra upon the San Joaquin river te
run their ore through. Their ledge il
very small, but the ore is a sight to lool
at. being high grade with coarse gold
The mine is situated upon the side O
the mountain sloping to the river ant
gives them quite lift on the ledge.
H. 8. Willisms, of MADEIRA, is in thu
district with the intention of having hi
Hanover mine surveyed for q United
States patent.
VIM. Blue will shortly commence
work upon the Last Chance mine pro
viding his partners will do what is righ
kouo r1c po uspo III air sharo for tho WOrk